Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Borough Park

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Washington Heights to Borough Park by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	61	73	74	78	78	74	76	72	80	91	96	90	68	63	43
Tue	37	59	66	75	78	82	82	79	77	75	80	91	95	95	84	70	79
Wed	37	53	67	73	77	80	79	77	81	81	83	93	97	94	82	79	79
Thu	39	58	64	75	78	80	83	85	82	80	87	96	101	95	85	81	77
Fri	50	55	66	70	73	63	77	81	77	79	91	94	93	84	76	79	74
Sat	39	39	44	46	49	58	71	79	79	81	79	86	86	87	87	79	79
Sun	37	35	36	39	44	48	67	66	70	75	78	86	87	78	75	79	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Washington Heights to Borough Park (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (22 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights to central Borough Park along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Washington Heights to Borough Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Borough Park?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 37 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Borough Park?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	61	73	74	78	78	74	76	72	80	91	96	90	68	63	43
Tue	37	59	66	75	78	82	82	79	77	75	80	91	95	95	84	70	79
Wed	37	53	67	73	77	80	79	77	81	81	83	93	97	94	82	79	79
Thu	39	58	64	75	78	80	83	85	82	80	87	96	101	95	85	81	77
Fri	50	55	66	70	73	63	77	81	77	79	91	94	93	84	76	79	74
Sat	39	39	44	46	49	58	71	79	79	81	79	86	86	87	87	79	79
Sun	37	35	36	39	44	48	67	66	70	75	78	86	87	78	75	79	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	61	73	74	78	78	74	76	72	80	91	96	90	68	63	43
Tue	37	59	66	75	78	82	82	79	77	75	80	91	95	95	84	70	79
Wed	37	53	67	73	77	80	79	77	81	81	83	93	97	94	82	79	79
Thu	39	58	64	75	78	80	83	85	82	80	87	96	101	95	85	81	77
Fri	50	55	66	70	73	63	77	81	77	79	91	94	93	84	76	79	74
Sat	39	39	44	46	49	58	71	79	79	81	79	86	86	87	87	79	79
Sun	37	35	36	39	44	48	67	66	70	75	78	86	87	78	75	79	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	49	61	73	74	78	78	74	76	72	80	91	96	90	68	63	43
Tue	37	59	66	75	78	82	82	79	77	75	80	91	95	95	84	70	79
Wed	37	53	67	73	77	80	79	77	81	81	83	93	97	94	82	79	79
Thu	39	58	64	75	78	80	83	85	82	80	87	96	101	95	85	81	77
Fri	50	55	66	70	73	63	77	81	77	79	91	94	93	84	76	79	74
Sat	39	39	44	46	49	58	71	79	79	81	79	86	86	87	87	79	79
Sun	37	35	36	39	44	48	67	66	70	75	78	86	87	78	75	79	72